I will be real curious to see how he does at the clinic. when I sent him off of two months of training to see if he had "tolt", I was told that he did but it was a bit difficult for him until he got the right muscling. he came home and only tolted for months. We/he let it slide and the saddle I had was a problem fit, probably. I got a treeless when he was 6 1/2 or so and that all improved. He was probably 5 1/2-6 with the bad saddle and then one day stopped doing much of anything, got real bratty. When I got the treeless, first a bob marshall then a torsion, he did fine, we went on lots of trail rides and he was pretty good except for the bratty episodes that really vexed me. The bucking did not start until after we went to Robyn's and he was great trailering up there but I wonder if it did not cause the ulcers.
When I used him in the tuend he was very relaxed and happy but I remember him kicking me in the head when I reached under to grab the cinch. Maybe my head touched his flanks, I knew he hated me then and just started crying. Its funny, I do not remember anything about him being touchy about the muzzle. It is funny is it not what you remember and what you don't. We don't have bugs here, occasional flies in the fall. I saw one horsefly this summer only. there are sometime mosquitos by the creek but Tivar and his Mom Litla both would seem to get bites when the others did not. Perhaps he is more sensitive, wonder what you can do. Have you tried the B vitamin that is supposed to repel insects? In humans at least, we took it in Alaska. Keep me updated what Liz says in the clinic. have a mare that had tolt as her strongest gait and now only trots. Is it me? Ann
